Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Locations Affected

Charles Town, WV ∙ Berryville, VA ∙ Brucetown, VA ∙ Ranson, WV ∙ Millwood, VA ∙ Clear Brook, VA ∙ Rippon, WV ∙ Boyce, VA ∙ Stephenson, VA ∙ Summit Point, WV

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 210 PM EDT Sat Aug 3 2024 The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Frederick County in northwestern Virginia... Clarke County in northwestern Virginia... Jefferson County in the Panhandle of West Virginia... South central Berkeley County in the Panhandle of West Virginia... * Until 245 PM EDT. * At 210 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Berryville, or near Millwood Pike, moving northeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. This could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. Roadways may become blocked by downed trees. Localized power outages are possible. Unsecured light objects may become projectiles. * Locations impacted include... Winchester, Charles Town, Millwood Pike, Ranson, Berryville, Corporation Of Ranson, Boyce, Middleway, Brucetown, White Post, Greenwood, Gaylord, Vanville, Clear Brook, Briggs, Stephenson, Wickliffe, Wadesville, Millwood, and Summit Point. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning are occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. && LAT...LON 3927 7776 3925 7777 3924 7777 3914 7783 3903 7810 3916 7817 3918 7814 3920 7816 3940 7796 TIME...MOT...LOC 1810Z 224DEG 18KT 3913 7805 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

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